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Masterbuilt Gravity Smoker 560 Review – First look

March 6, 2020 by admin · 13 Comments

The Masterbuilt Gravity Smoker 560 is a new grill to the market, and I was fortunate to get a pre-release model to test out, and come up with some recipes for. It’s a really interesting and well thought out grill.

Masterbuilt Gravity Smoker 560
Masterbuilt Gravity Smoker 560

The Masterbuilt 560 uses charcoal, either lumpwood or briquettes, and I’ve even heard rumours that you can use wood as well. You load the charcoal hopper up adding a few chunks of smoking wood, set a natural firestarter going below, allow to catch for a few minutes, before shutting the door and turning on the control unit and fan.

Masterbuilt Gravity Smoker 560

Masterbuilt Gravity Smoker 560

The video below shows my first initial views on the Masterbuilt gravity smoker I will be adding further cooking videos using the grill so make sure to subscribe to my channel so you don’t miss these videos. Let me know in the comments box below what you’d like to see me cook on the masterbuilt smoker, and any questions you may have.

Please note I was sent the grill for free to review freely and paid to create content, recipes etc. by the distributor.

Filed Under: BBQ Reviews, Smoker Reviews · Tagged: BBQ review, Masterbuilt Gravity, Smoker Review

Comments

  1. blackjack online says

    March 27, 2020 at 8:09 am

    This is a cool post, Its a very interesting and
    detailed breakdown. Ive shared it with my freinds on facebook and instagram.

    Reply
  2. Daryl Shapland says

    April 20, 2020 at 10:53 am

    Hi Marcus
    Love the new Gravity fed 560 , I”am thinking about purchasing one . Can you tell me why here in the UK it’s £699 . That’s double the price , for what you are selling it in America.
    Just seems a bit excessive .

    Reply
    • admin says

      April 20, 2020 at 11:32 am

      Hey Daryl, yes it does seem excessive, but is similar to a lot of things that are imported from the US.

      Reply
      • Daryl Shapland says

        April 24, 2020 at 11:26 am

        Hi Marcus ,
        Have bit the bullet and have mine arriving today . All I need to do is work out what to cook first .
        Will try and come over on one of you cook days when this is all over , your not far away . I’am near Honiton .
        Stay safe Daryl

        Reply
  3. Daryl Shapland says

    April 25, 2020 at 6:27 pm

    Have put together the Masterbuilt . Season it all ready to go .

    Reply
  4. Simon B says

    May 12, 2020 at 7:59 pm

    Hi Marcus,

    like the review very interesting.

    I am very keen on the 560, I cant find anything else out there that has the same controlabilty ( not sure thats a word) from a charcoal grill. I wondered if you are still impressed, if you think its worth the investment or if there are any other players to consider?

    Thanks
    Simon

    Reply
    • admin says

      May 12, 2020 at 10:15 pm

      Still loving it, it’s a great grill and excellent value for money.

      Reply
  5. Ryan says

    May 15, 2020 at 5:10 pm

    What would you recommend the most this or the proQ excell smoker??

    Reply
    • admin says

      May 21, 2020 at 7:33 am

      Hey Ryan, both are brilliant, different price points, depends if you want something controllable and easy, or something you want to learn more with at a lower price point.

      Reply
  6. David says

    June 1, 2020 at 4:40 pm

    Hi there, was just wondering if this smoker is big enough for a whole brisket roughly 6 to 7 kg?

    Reply
    • admin says

      June 5, 2020 at 3:49 pm

      Yes definitely, see my latest video on the masterbuilt capacity

      Reply
  7. stewart says

    February 3, 2021 at 12:01 pm

    Hello there, I have some difficult neighbours and wondered how much smoke the 560 chucked out when slow low cooking.

    Reply
    • admin says

      February 22, 2021 at 6:44 pm

      very little as it’s forced air controlled

      Reply

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